Dude you’ve been crushing this podcast thing. Such a cozy vibe and didn’t feel lazy at all despite not having a script! You’re such a natural on camera and your personality keeps the video super humorous even without flashy edits. I hope you enjoy TOTK!!!
Slight spoiler- link gets exactly 1 spoken line in this game, a first for the series. 1he sacrifices himself at the end to save zelda, getting atabbed by ganon. In his dying breath, link utters "fuck that hurts", making it also the first time in the series where the word "fuck" is spoken. Dont ask me how i know this
I completely agree, pretty much - My first time playing BOTW is littered with amazing memories. I just had such a fun time exploring the world, learning where things were, finding stuff... I didn't use a weapon to begin with, I just brought some giant metal door I had found in some ruins with me everywhere and bashed enemies with that. My first blood moon happened the first night off the plateau for me, so I thought it was some scripted thing that was trying to kill me, so I ran for cover when the sky turned red. The novelty of the dungeons being controlled by their maps like they were made up for the lack of theming, and that kinda goes for the entire game - the novelty of experiencing it all new for the first time made up for the shortcomings. I've found that each subsequent play through has only been a slightly worse experience each time, and every time I play through it it becomes more of a chore and less fun. Without the focus on story, music, and replayability that the other Zelda games have, which have been sacrificed for exploration and discovery, playing through it again both lacks the magic of what made it special, being the "everything's new" side, and lacks the magic of what made more traditional Zelda games special, being the themed dungeons, music, story, and all the rest of it. I won't forget how amazing the first time I played through it was, and it holds a special place in my heart even still, but it hasn't aged as well as other Zelda games imo, and I'm really hoping that TOTK fixes those problems. Especially if they're going to take forever to release the next Zelda game after it - I need something to sustain myself!
In my honest opinion, I’m perfectly glad Breath of the Wild came out the way it came out because it was the first game they truly broke away from the Ocarina of Time formula and reinvented the original roots of the NES game in a more modern experience. It wasn’t perfect obviously, I do agree with the aesthetic repetition and that the dungeons felt like an afterthought, but the design of the open world is magnificent and I’m grateful for all the hours spend finding all of its secrets and quests and characters. And I’m grateful Tears of the Kingdom will be able to give us a new experience in this world, while returning back to some of the more well known aspects of the Zelda series, including its story driven nature and of course the dynamic dungeons. I love Zelda dungeons alright? Good retrospective, and I’m excited to get to this game with my new Skyward Sword Joy Con controllers.
Damn you really hit the nail on the head with how I feel about botw, I adored it first time through but replaying it is nowhere near the same thing, replay ability has always been very important to me. When it came to between odyssey and botw, I adore odyssey and I've played it several times, it's just more mechanically interesting and not focused on discovery as breath of the wild is. I'm excited for the new game but I probably won't pick it up on launch. Loved the new format for a more podcasty setting, great vid bud and I will bring this line up for years to come "I then turned to my 14 year old girlfriend"
Breath of the Wild was one of my favorite game launch experiences ever. I honestly havent gone back to it since around those first few months after launch, but im looking forward to Tears of the Kindgom since i havent played any zelda games in that window between games, and that has got me feeling nostalgic for the way i felt when first playing botw. My first zelda game was skyward sword near its release date, crazy that game is already over 10 years old! Watching all the youtube theory videos and videos on the older zelda games i played in my childhood has got me super excited for this Friday 😁
I am one of the few people who actually disliked BotW. I've been playing Zelda since the 90s and - given, I've not played every single Zelda interactive experience 😋 - I have always loved Zelda. My favourite, without a doubt, was and always will be: Twilight Princess! I'm not a purist, I am open to changes. However, in my opinion BotW was simply a bad game (yeah, hate me 😁). I disliked the Open World which felt soooo incredibly empty to me, I disliked the story, which was soooo incredibly thin and weak, considering how bloated the game play is. Personally, I'm also not a fan of the design/art work. I will always love the looks of TP most. There are so many more reasons why I didn't enjoy BotW (breaking weapons one of the biggest reasons), but I'm part of a minortiy. I've experienced to be insulted and ridiculed when I voiced my opinion, but I stand by it. Loved your podcast! And found you back then with your TP video, which I still enjoy every few months, it's one of my all time favourite Zelda videos here on RUclips. Keep up the good work 😊
Off-topic but I'm at an age where I'm starting to watch RUclipsrs my age and in the same boat as me with this game. Just growing up so much in between these two games. It's kind of surreal.
Great video snugboy 😃 but I have some thoughts!! first of all, YOU ARE SOOO CUTE LIKE LITERALLY SO PRECIOUS AHHHHH!!!!! this video format is very entertaining!!! I really enjoy seeing your face and hearing your opinions! however, your opinion on the durability in the game SUCKS!!!!! terrible. wrong. bad. durability is great and I’m so glad they brought it back for totk. also I really like the music in botw 🤭 I think they nailed it. I think it really captures the feel of the game. also hearing the music in the background of your video made me so 🥴 I think you’re right, they should’ve switched up the shines, I did find them rather boring. BUT YOU DIDN’T LIKE THE BATTLE SHRINES????? THOSE ARE THE BEST ONES!!!!!! I love that shot of dopamine I get from dodging just right and getting to perform a flurry rush and absolutely spamming that Y button. I did not like the story. it was very good, but too scattered and felt too disconnected from the game. also zelda didn’t feel like a real character which frustrated me. if the player had been able to interact with her, even just once outside of a cutscene, I think that would’ve made her character feel more real and whole. I completely agree with your ending thoughts tho. the game definitely has flaws. but I still love it and it’s the reason I got into zelda in the first place so it’ll always have a special place in my heart. I really hope totk fixes some of the problems everyone had with botw tho. my hopes are high for this upcoming game!!!! side note: I CALLED IT!!!! I CALLED GANONDORF BEING HOT AND YOU ALL BULLIED ME AND NOW HERE WE ARE.
You are very good at articulating how I feel about BOTW. I'm super excited about TOTK but I'm going in with a bit of trepidation. Please can we have a story and some proper dungeons? Is that too much to ask?
It’s not gone, it’s just a game I won’t be playing for a long while. I miss that feeling of playing the game for the first time, so I’m excited for TOTK!
Great video! I love the game but I do agree that it felt the best to play the first time. Man I remember seeing a wizzrobe for the first time and being like oh I wonder if he is friendly he just waved at me. And then he came over and started raining fire on top of me. I RAN FOR MY LIFE
i dont have a switch, so i watched a stream of botw in 2020 when i had infinite time to kill and so it holds a little place in my heart :) tomorrow im going rounf my friends house for a launch party thing and playing it and im so excited :D
i’ve seen a lot of people that aren’t really huge fans of botw which is understandable if you’re used to expecting certain things from a franchise, but botw is the game that got me in to zelda so it has a special place in my heart. the feeling of being able to do anything i wanted, the beautiful graphic style, the AMAZING music of course, i could go back to this game over and over and over. i tried playing majoras mask more times than i’d like to admit but it just wasn’t clicking with me. i’m definitely so super excited to jump into totk and i can’t wait to relive the childlike-wonder of botw again
This game is very very special to me, so I kinda have a bias towards it I’m not gonna lie. But your opinions are valid, really I’ve only had 2 problems with the game that have stuck, the dungeons, and the bosses, mostly Dark Beast Ganon. I genuinely enjoy everything else, the story is great IMO, though I understand how it lacks the emotional impact for a lot of people due to how the game is designed, it basically spoils the whole story before it starts, which is really the main issue with it IMO. As for replay value I apologize but I have to STRONGLY disagree, I’d say that for games like Spider-Man PS4 or Ghost of Tsushima, as there’s really only one way to do things, but every time I’ve started BOTW over I find a new way to go through the great plateau, a different direction, a different shrine order, this game is PACKED to the BRIM with content at every corner and I think that’s what makes it so perfect in my eyes (besides the Zelda bias) I’m currently going through the games main quests with 3 hearts, which is pretty challenging 😂. I plan to beat Calamity Ganon tomorrow then head on over that night to finally pick up a game I’ve waited 6 years to play. See you on the other side.
Im glad you decided to do the little podcast of your experience with botw. Just 28 more until we get to play its rightful sequel! Also great video snugchad, you're awesome my guy ❤❤❤
I was a year or two late to BoTW. Borrowed it from my uncle, but had to give it back halfway through. A few years later, I finally got my own Switch (bc TotK), and replayed it. I still wasn't the biggest fan of it, but I was truly stoked for its sequel. Then I got the sequel. And it was a lot of fun... For a few weeks. Man... I did beat TotK. Story-wise, it is probably in the top 5 of all-time, with the best ending sequence of all of them, imo. That said, I don't think I will ever play it again. The best part of it is the storyline, as well as the funny things people make. But the execution of the storyline really makes it a drag too. The non-linear method did not work efficiently. I am grateful for it, but, man, if you think BotW is too much "stuff," just wait until you are bombarded with a lot of...stuff.
love this format and I thought I was the only one who remembered the first time playing BOTW. At the time, I was 18, and honestly, not that interested in video games. Anime was where I was at at the time. but then I go to my boyfriend's (at the time) house, and he says, "yo have you played Breath of the Wild?" all I did up to that point was watch the trailers, but I didn't have a switch cause I was a poor college student 🥲 I won't forget playing through the Great Plateau, it was my first taste of an open-world game and I was in awe... only to leave the Plateau, and get my ass kicked by a Moblin 🥲 I'm with you tho, the story was lacking. And that's what I like about Zelda games. the trailer does look super promising, however I am keeping my guard up, I don't want to be severely disappointed if the game doesn't reflect the trailer... again. awesome video Snug, it was awesome listening to you!!
@@themoviecritic1092 I'm not horribly worried that they'll repeat BOTW's story format, I just love this series so much and I don't wanna be sad! 😅 but I hope I'm wrong!
I’m 36, I’ve been playing every Zelda game on release since OoT. I was 11 I think when OoT came out. I haven’t even finished one full playthrough of BotW yet, it’s the first one I haven’t finished. I think it’s because I’m older, I have a full time job, a home and I’m a mom now so I just don’t have a lot of time to play at all. But I’m no less hyped about TotK. I wish I could just take a few weeks off of work and all responsibilities just to complete BotW and play some TotK.
First time owner of a handheld. When i bought my switch last month it comes with 1 free game. My first 1st choice was MHS, but i ended up choosing BOTW , i got curious with all the hype even after 3 or 4 yeatsbof ita release. I never played any zelda before. But man, BOTW is so amazing!!! Bought lots of games from eshop but never played them ! 😂😂😂 Im only playing BOTW , and planning to buy its prequel and i preordered the sequel! 😂ee
I like the open world setting but after 50h of running around exploring and picking mushrooms I get bored and quit. So far it happened twice with BotW and once with TotK and they are my only uncompleted zelda games. 😅 Ok so over both my BotW runs I've finished the four main quests so it's not like I did nothing but maybe next time I should start where I left off and actually venture into the castle because I severely miss dungeons in this game. (I also need to kick the ass of the lynel that killed my first horse.) I looove the exploring part but my brain can't do progression unless it's spoonfed to me apparently.
16:07 Why does everyone always say that? That if you don't want BOTW's minimal music then you'd want epic fanfare blaring in your ears every two seconds? Skyward Sword? Faron Woods? Heck, even other open world type of games like Pokemon S/V and Sonic Frontiers were able to give us actual music with the piano, instead of someone randomly hitting two keys every couple of seconds.
I left it shortly after leaving the plateau. Didn't dislike it or anything, but there just isn' much pulling me to play it again. Somehow I don't feel the urgency to continu the story. Pretty weird because I can recognise its merit while playing. Maybe I'll pick it up again someday.
Breath of the wild was my first Zelda game, I remember just like everyone else how great the new player experience is. However I eventually found myself feeling the same way about the game as you. It's lacking in replay value, and I'm not a big fan of how they've far they've moved from the traditional Zelda formula. Hopefully TOTK finds a nice middle ground between the two. I trust that even if its not what I want it to be, that it will be a good Zelda game.
I bounced off every other Zelda up until BoTW so even though I understand the criticism (especially from long time fans), I am just fully excited to get a new iteration on this same formula. Hopefully ToTK will bring those two hands together without becoming too different from BoTW, either way I'm excited to find out.
4:09 Definitely that excitement came with precedent - We all only knew about Zelda being a linear adventure game, so seeing it open world was a massive excitement for so many of us. Not to take away from this great game, but the open world genre has certainly been around for much longer - BotW refined it even further (and the main reason why I very much look forward to ToTK this Friday).
Loved this type of video! I hope you keep doing it! As a super Zelda fan, i was excited fot TotK siince the first teaser. However, I totally agree that BotW it's not even close as the best Zelda game. Still, it's a good game and the more I see of TotK, the more I love it. I mean, it looks like Nintendo is fixing all of BotW's mistakes. So excited!!!
Dude. From what you said in this video, I think I'm several years older than you. But DAMN, do we think alike when it comes to Zelda. Your Twilight Princess vid? Absolutely on point. This one? I can't tell you how many times I paused, thinking, "Damn, I was like that, too!!!" I really really like your videos, and I can't wait to see what you have to say about TotK (well, I also can't wait to play it myself, lol). Keep up the fantastic work!!!
Real OG's remember when people called it Zelda Scrolls before we knew the name You're really speaking to me with this one, 2014-2017 as a nintendo kiddie was such an iconic time that left me so many distinct memories. Weirdly I actually like the shrines better than the dungeons the dungeons are SO bad I literally can't think of anything good about them they're so ugly they're so unfun they're so sdfhjjgfdsa UGH i don't dislike breath of the wild as much as other people but I feel kind of sad that I feel a lot of people, unless they're really big zelda fans, are leaving the other zelda games behind
Botw and totk are both peak. Amazing games. However... I realized after watching your skyward sword video that I had this feeling of overwhelming nostalgia... Which is insane because I have never played skyward sword. But I think the reason why is because I was obsessed with Ocarina Of time as a kid, and skyward sword seems to have a similar magical element and storytelling. I never got that magical feeling of nostalgia when looking back at Botw. It was magical when playing thru the 1st time but its missing something...
Hearing people with vastly more video game knowledge and playtime than myself makes me realize how narrow mine is. I LOVE Zelda. Ocarina of Time was the first one I played. It was the newest Zelda when I was 7 or 8. Fell in love with it immediately. I absolutely love Breath of the Wild. I hadn't ever played an open world game before and was blown away. But the most common issues I've seen folks have with the game didn't phase me. The weapon system has never bothered me. I cried multiple times when unlocking the memories. I will say the final battle was kinda meh, but knowing that it was essentially a smoke screen from Ganondorf only leaves me excited to play Tears of the Kingdom, TOMORROW!!!!
Dude you’ve been crushing this podcast thing. Such a cozy vibe and didn’t feel lazy at all despite not having a script! You’re such a natural on camera and your personality keeps the video super humorous even without flashy edits. I hope you enjoy TOTK!!!
GPS I am your biggest fan pls i know all your videos by Herat
Slight spoiler- link gets exactly 1 spoken line in this game, a first for the series. 1he sacrifices himself at the end to save zelda, getting atabbed by ganon. In his dying breath, link utters "fuck that hurts", making it also the first time in the series where the word "fuck" is spoken.
Dont ask me how i know this
I WAS SO MAD AT YOU FOR A SECOND HAHAHAHAHA
I completely agree, pretty much -
My first time playing BOTW is littered with amazing memories. I just had such a fun time exploring the world, learning where things were, finding stuff... I didn't use a weapon to begin with, I just brought some giant metal door I had found in some ruins with me everywhere and bashed enemies with that. My first blood moon happened the first night off the plateau for me, so I thought it was some scripted thing that was trying to kill me, so I ran for cover when the sky turned red. The novelty of the dungeons being controlled by their maps like they were made up for the lack of theming, and that kinda goes for the entire game - the novelty of experiencing it all new for the first time made up for the shortcomings. I've found that each subsequent play through has only been a slightly worse experience each time, and every time I play through it it becomes more of a chore and less fun. Without the focus on story, music, and replayability that the other Zelda games have, which have been sacrificed for exploration and discovery, playing through it again both lacks the magic of what made it special, being the "everything's new" side, and lacks the magic of what made more traditional Zelda games special, being the themed dungeons, music, story, and all the rest of it. I won't forget how amazing the first time I played through it was, and it holds a special place in my heart even still, but it hasn't aged as well as other Zelda games imo, and I'm really hoping that TOTK fixes those problems. Especially if they're going to take forever to release the next Zelda game after it - I need something to sustain myself!
In my honest opinion, I’m perfectly glad Breath of the Wild came out the way it came out because it was the first game they truly broke away from the Ocarina of Time formula and reinvented the original roots of the NES game in a more modern experience. It wasn’t perfect obviously, I do agree with the aesthetic repetition and that the dungeons felt like an afterthought, but the design of the open world is magnificent and I’m grateful for all the hours spend finding all of its secrets and quests and characters.
And I’m grateful Tears of the Kingdom will be able to give us a new experience in this world, while returning back to some of the more well known aspects of the Zelda series, including its story driven nature and of course the dynamic dungeons. I love Zelda dungeons alright?
Good retrospective, and I’m excited to get to this game with my new Skyward Sword Joy Con controllers.
Okay okay I would actually love to see this style of video from you more often was a very good watch hope you have a good one Snug
Damn you really hit the nail on the head with how I feel about botw, I adored it first time through but replaying it is nowhere near the same thing, replay ability has always been very important to me. When it came to between odyssey and botw, I adore odyssey and I've played it several times, it's just more mechanically interesting and not focused on discovery as breath of the wild is. I'm excited for the new game but I probably won't pick it up on launch. Loved the new format for a more podcasty setting, great vid bud and I will bring this line up for years to come "I then turned to my 14 year old girlfriend"
This is why I subscribed… tears of the nostalgia.😭
The podcast format really suits you! I wanted to collect all the korok seeds before TOTK came out but I've still got 150+ to go😮💨
Breath of the Wild was one of my favorite game launch experiences ever. I honestly havent gone back to it since around those first few months after launch, but im looking forward to Tears of the Kindgom since i havent played any zelda games in that window between games, and that has got me feeling nostalgic for the way i felt when first playing botw.
My first zelda game was skyward sword near its release date, crazy that game is already over 10 years old!
Watching all the youtube theory videos and videos on the older zelda games i played in my childhood has got me super excited for this Friday 😁
I am one of the few people who actually disliked BotW. I've been playing Zelda since the 90s and - given, I've not played every single Zelda interactive experience 😋 - I have always loved Zelda. My favourite, without a doubt, was and always will be: Twilight Princess!
I'm not a purist, I am open to changes. However, in my opinion BotW was simply a bad game (yeah, hate me 😁). I disliked the Open World which felt soooo incredibly empty to me, I disliked the story, which was soooo incredibly thin and weak, considering how bloated the game play is.
Personally, I'm also not a fan of the design/art work. I will always love the looks of TP most. There are so many more reasons why I didn't enjoy BotW (breaking weapons one of the biggest reasons), but I'm part of a minortiy. I've experienced to be insulted and ridiculed when I voiced my opinion, but I stand by it.
Loved your podcast! And found you back then with your TP video, which I still enjoy every few months, it's one of my all time favourite Zelda videos here on RUclips.
Keep up the good work 😊
Off-topic but I'm at an age where I'm starting to watch RUclipsrs my age and in the same boat as me with this game. Just growing up so much in between these two games. It's kind of surreal.
Great video snugboy 😃 but I have some thoughts!!
first of all, YOU ARE SOOO CUTE LIKE LITERALLY SO PRECIOUS AHHHHH!!!!! this video format is very entertaining!!! I really enjoy seeing your face and hearing your opinions!
however, your opinion on the durability in the game SUCKS!!!!! terrible. wrong. bad. durability is great and I’m so glad they brought it back for totk. also I really like the music in botw 🤭 I think they nailed it. I think it really captures the feel of the game. also hearing the music in the background of your video made me so 🥴
I think you’re right, they should’ve switched up the shines, I did find them rather boring. BUT YOU DIDN’T LIKE THE BATTLE SHRINES????? THOSE ARE THE BEST ONES!!!!!! I love that shot of dopamine I get from dodging just right and getting to perform a flurry rush and absolutely spamming that Y button.
I did not like the story. it was very good, but too scattered and felt too disconnected from the game. also zelda didn’t feel like a real character which frustrated me. if the player had been able to interact with her, even just once outside of a cutscene, I think that would’ve made her character feel more real and whole.
I completely agree with your ending thoughts tho. the game definitely has flaws. but I still love it and it’s the reason I got into zelda in the first place so it’ll always have a special place in my heart. I really hope totk fixes some of the problems everyone had with botw tho. my hopes are high for this upcoming game!!!!
side note: I CALLED IT!!!! I CALLED GANONDORF BEING HOT AND YOU ALL BULLIED ME AND NOW HERE WE ARE.
youre so funny and so correct fr ❤
You are very good at articulating how I feel about BOTW. I'm super excited about TOTK but I'm going in with a bit of trepidation. Please can we have a story and some proper dungeons? Is that too much to ask?
I think Breath of the Wild is shit so I’m praying that TOTK will be an improvement
I love BOTW. Can't wait to get the TOTK :D
It’s not gone, it’s just a game I won’t be playing for a long while. I miss that feeling of playing the game for the first time, so I’m excited for TOTK!
No way it's not going just disappear? Disintegrate into nothing?
@@newearth9027 Well maybe your copy because I need to make mine worth 10,000 dollars
Great video! I love the game but I do agree that it felt the best to play the first time. Man I remember seeing a wizzrobe for the first time and being like oh I wonder if he is friendly he just waved at me. And then he came over and started raining fire on top of me. I RAN FOR MY LIFE
Don't say goodbye, I have a feeling that after playing TotK people will go back and play BotW with fondness and comfort.
Of course. Just as much as the follow up to TOTK people will play TOTK with fondness and comfort as well.
Currently replaying BOTW so you’re spot on lmao
i dont have a switch, so i watched a stream of botw in 2020 when i had infinite time to kill and so it holds a little place in my heart :) tomorrow im going rounf my friends house for a launch party thing and playing it and im so excited :D
another snugboy W, nothing new here
you cant spell snugboy without w (yes you can but also i failed spelling)
i’ve seen a lot of people that aren’t really huge fans of botw which is understandable if you’re used to expecting certain things from a franchise, but botw is the game that got me in to zelda so it has a special place in my heart. the feeling of being able to do anything i wanted, the beautiful graphic style, the AMAZING music of course, i could go back to this game over and over and over. i tried playing majoras mask more times than i’d like to admit but it just wasn’t clicking with me. i’m definitely so super excited to jump into totk and i can’t wait to relive the childlike-wonder of botw again
This game is very very special to me, so I kinda have a bias towards it I’m not gonna lie. But your opinions are valid, really I’ve only had 2 problems with the game that have stuck, the dungeons, and the bosses, mostly Dark Beast Ganon. I genuinely enjoy everything else, the story is great IMO, though I understand how it lacks the emotional impact for a lot of people due to how the game is designed, it basically spoils the whole story before it starts, which is really the main issue with it IMO. As for replay value I apologize but I have to STRONGLY disagree, I’d say that for games like Spider-Man PS4 or Ghost of Tsushima, as there’s really only one way to do things, but every time I’ve started BOTW over I find a new way to go through the great plateau, a different direction, a different shrine order, this game is PACKED to the BRIM with content at every corner and I think that’s what makes it so perfect in my eyes (besides the Zelda bias) I’m currently going through the games main quests with 3 hearts, which is pretty challenging 😂. I plan to beat Calamity Ganon tomorrow then head on over that night to finally pick up a game I’ve waited 6 years to play. See you on the other side.
Im glad you decided to do the little podcast of your experience with botw. Just 28 more until we get to play its rightful sequel! Also great video snugchad, you're awesome my guy ❤❤❤
i feel old AF. I was like 12 when Ocarina of time came out
honestly I never finished the game
I don't know why
i do LIKE the game but idk how to explain it
i got bored?
anyone who has a dedicated twilight princess poster, has my respect.
🤝
Twilight Princess is an anomaly, so unique and good. A once in a lifetime gaming experience.
Will you make a video on Tears of the Kingdom? Id love to see it! Keep it up!
Yep!! Working on it as we speak ;)
@@Snugboy awesome!
Shout out to our polyamorous snug dad ❤
I was a year or two late to BoTW. Borrowed it from my uncle, but had to give it back halfway through.
A few years later, I finally got my own Switch (bc TotK), and replayed it. I still wasn't the biggest fan of it, but I was truly stoked for its sequel.
Then I got the sequel.
And it was a lot of fun...
For a few weeks.
Man...
I did beat TotK. Story-wise, it is probably in the top 5 of all-time, with the best ending sequence of all of them, imo.
That said, I don't think I will ever play it again.
The best part of it is the storyline, as well as the funny things people make.
But the execution of the storyline really makes it a drag too. The non-linear method did not work efficiently.
I am grateful for it, but, man, if you think BotW is too much "stuff," just wait until you are bombarded with a lot of...stuff.
Legend of Zelda
Take My Breath Away
I can’t wait for totk!!! 😤
love this format and I thought I was the only one who remembered the first time playing BOTW. At the time, I was 18, and honestly, not that interested in video games. Anime was where I was at at the time. but then I go to my boyfriend's (at the time) house, and he says, "yo have you played Breath of the Wild?" all I did up to that point was watch the trailers, but I didn't have a switch cause I was a poor college student 🥲 I won't forget playing through the Great Plateau, it was my first taste of an open-world game and I was in awe... only to leave the Plateau, and get my ass kicked by a Moblin 🥲
I'm with you tho, the story was lacking. And that's what I like about Zelda games. the trailer does look super promising, however I am keeping my guard up, I don't want to be severely disappointed if the game doesn't reflect the trailer... again.
awesome video Snug, it was awesome listening to you!!
TotK definitely won't be like BotW story wise. There has to be a story set in present time, by the way the characters are used and so on. I'm hyped
@@themoviecritic1092 I'm not horribly worried that they'll repeat BOTW's story format, I just love this series so much and I don't wanna be sad! 😅 but I hope I'm wrong!
I’m 36, I’ve been playing every Zelda game on release since OoT. I was 11 I think when OoT came out.
I haven’t even finished one full playthrough of BotW yet, it’s the first one I haven’t finished. I think it’s because I’m older, I have a full time job, a home and I’m a mom now so I just don’t have a lot of time to play at all. But I’m no less hyped about TotK. I wish I could just take a few weeks off of work and all responsibilities just to complete BotW and play some TotK.
First time owner of a handheld. When i bought my switch last month it comes with 1 free game. My first 1st choice was MHS, but i ended up choosing BOTW , i got curious with all the hype even after 3 or 4 yeatsbof ita release. I never played any zelda before. But man, BOTW is so amazing!!! Bought lots of games from eshop but never played them ! 😂😂😂 Im only playing BOTW , and planning to buy its prequel and i preordered the sequel! 😂ee
I like the open world setting but after 50h of running around exploring and picking mushrooms I get bored and quit. So far it happened twice with BotW and once with TotK and they are my only uncompleted zelda games. 😅 Ok so over both my BotW runs I've finished the four main quests so it's not like I did nothing but maybe next time I should start where I left off and actually venture into the castle because I severely miss dungeons in this game. (I also need to kick the ass of the lynel that killed my first horse.) I looove the exploring part but my brain can't do progression unless it's spoonfed to me apparently.
16:07 Why does everyone always say that? That if you don't want BOTW's minimal music then you'd want epic fanfare blaring in your ears every two seconds?
Skyward Sword? Faron Woods? Heck, even other open world type of games like Pokemon S/V and Sonic Frontiers were able to give us actual music with the piano, instead of someone randomly hitting two keys every couple of seconds.
I agree about trailers not being the same amount of hyper.......... THAT SAID XENOBLADE IS PEAK.
your vids just get better and better man im hyped for TOTK
I left it shortly after leaving the plateau. Didn't dislike it or anything, but there just isn' much pulling me to play it again. Somehow I don't feel the urgency to continu the story. Pretty weird because I can recognise its merit while playing. Maybe I'll pick it up again someday.
The weapons breaking was so annoying, but i dont think u would get bored very fast. I also, did feel something was missing. Botw was very lonely?
You arent really saying goodbye to breath of the wild. Tears is basically the same foundation just with many more layers to it. Much more complex.
Omg I love the new video style! It’s rly refreshing.
I'm so glad you clarified that you were 14 too.
Breath of the wild was my first Zelda game, I remember just like everyone else how great the new player experience is. However I eventually found myself feeling the same way about the game as you. It's lacking in replay value, and I'm not a big fan of how they've far they've moved from the traditional Zelda formula. Hopefully TOTK finds a nice middle ground between the two. I trust that even if its not what I want it to be, that it will be a good Zelda game.
found you with barbie, stayed for zelda.
Your voice is so relaxing x
ISN’T IT 😩
I bounced off every other Zelda up until BoTW so even though I understand the criticism (especially from long time fans), I am just fully excited to get a new iteration on this same formula. Hopefully ToTK will bring those two hands together without becoming too different from BoTW, either way I'm excited to find out.
4:09 Definitely that excitement came with precedent - We all only knew about Zelda being a linear adventure game, so seeing it open world was a massive excitement for so many of us.
Not to take away from this great game, but the open world genre has certainly been around for much longer - BotW refined it even further (and the main reason why I very much look forward to ToTK this Friday).
Loved this type of video! I hope you keep doing it! As a super Zelda fan, i was excited fot TotK siince the first teaser. However, I totally agree that BotW it's not even close as the best Zelda game. Still, it's a good game and the more I see of TotK, the more I love it. I mean, it looks like Nintendo is fixing all of BotW's mistakes. So excited!!!
We out here. Staying Snug
Where did you get those posters you pointed at from? (The smaller one with Twilight princess on it)
My friend got them from Redbubble (I think) as a birthday present!
Dude. From what you said in this video, I think I'm several years older than you. But DAMN, do we think alike when it comes to Zelda. Your Twilight Princess vid? Absolutely on point. This one? I can't tell you how many times I paused, thinking, "Damn, I was like that, too!!!" I really really like your videos, and I can't wait to see what you have to say about TotK (well, I also can't wait to play it myself, lol). Keep up the fantastic work!!!
Great minds think alike 😎
Real OG's remember when people called it Zelda Scrolls before we knew the name
You're really speaking to me with this one, 2014-2017 as a nintendo kiddie was such an iconic time that left me so many distinct memories.
Weirdly I actually like the shrines better than the dungeons the dungeons are SO bad I literally can't think of anything good about them they're so ugly they're so unfun they're so sdfhjjgfdsa UGH
i don't dislike breath of the wild as much as other people but I feel kind of sad that I feel a lot of people, unless they're really big zelda fans, are leaving the other zelda games behind
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Love this new video format
Botw and totk are both peak. Amazing games. However... I realized after watching your skyward sword video that I had this feeling of overwhelming nostalgia... Which is insane because I have never played skyward sword. But I think the reason why is because I was obsessed with Ocarina Of time as a kid, and skyward sword seems to have a similar magical element and storytelling. I never got that magical feeling of nostalgia when looking back at Botw. It was magical when playing thru the 1st time but its missing something...
Breath of the wild will always be my favorite game from now till my dying breath leaves my body to rot on this mortal plain and beyond
Subscribing to wait for the SnugGirl HRT arc
Hearing people with vastly more video game knowledge and playtime than myself makes me realize how narrow mine is.
I LOVE Zelda. Ocarina of Time was the first one I played. It was the newest Zelda when I was 7 or 8. Fell in love with it immediately.
I absolutely love Breath of the Wild. I hadn't ever played an open world game before and was blown away.
But the most common issues I've seen folks have with the game didn't phase me. The weapon system has never bothered me. I cried multiple times when unlocking the memories.
I will say the final battle was kinda meh, but knowing that it was essentially a smoke screen from Ganondorf only leaves me excited to play Tears of the Kingdom, TOMORROW!!!!
just dropping by to say that i loved this format. in envy of your remarkable on-screen presence! fab stuff dude :)
this is really kind dude 😭